Elizabeth Jane "Liz" Hurley (born 10 June 1965) is an English actress and model. She has been associated with the cosmetics company Estée Lauder since the company gave Hurley her first modelling job at the age of 29. It has featured her as a representative and model for its products, especially perfumes such as Sensuous, Intuition, and Pleasures, since 1995. Murphy sidelines Hurley at Lauder – CNN. Retrieved 15 June 2008. Hurley owns an eponymous beachwear line.

As an actress, her best-known film roles to date have been as Vanessa Kensington in Mike Myers' hit spy comedy, International Man of Mystery (1997) and as the Devil in Bedazzled (2000). Liz Hurley: Life in the spotlight – bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2007.

In the 1990s, Hurley became known as the girlfriend of Hugh Grant. In 1994, as Grant became the focus of international media attention due to the success of his film Four Weddings and a Funeral,Farndale, Nigel. Movie Connections: Four Weddings and a Funeral. The Sunday Telegraph, page 39. 16 September 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2007. Hurley accompanied him to the film's Los Angeles premiere in a plunging black Versace dress held together with gold safety pins, which gained her instant media attention.

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Early life

nnElizabeth Hurley was born on 10 June 1965 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, as the younger daughter of Angela Mary (née Titt) and Roy Leonard Hurley. Her father was a major in the British Army; her mother was a teacher at Kempshott Junior School. Elizabeth Hurley – thebiographychannel.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2007. She has an older sister, Kate, and a younger brother, Michael James Hurley.

Aspiring to be a dancer as a young girl, she took ballet classes and later briefly studied dance and theatre at the London Studio Centre. Allmovie: Elizabeth Hurley – Allmovie. Retrieved 14 June 2008. Hurley attended Harriet Costello School in Basingstoke, and while in her teens she became involved with punk fashion, dyeing her hair pink and piercing her nose. "When I was 16 – this was about 1981, 1982 – the thing to be in Basingstoke, the suburb I grew up in, was punk," she explained. When Sell-outs reach their sell-by date – herald.ie. Retrieved 4 August 2008. She also reportedly associated with New Age travellers in her youth.

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Career

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Fashion

nnthumb|upright|Hurley with fashion designer Garavani at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival]In 1995, with no prior modelling experience, Hurley was introduced as an Estée Lauder spokesmodel. She later recounted, "I was far from an ingénue, having had my first modelling job at 29." Hurley has since featured in ads for Lauder's 'Pleasures', 'Beautiful', 'Dazzling', 'Tuscany per Donna', and 'Sensuous' fragrances as well as participated in campaigns for the company's other cosmetics. Elizabeth Hurley – Fashion model directory. Retrieved 28 July 2008. She was replaced as the face of Estée Lauder by Carolyn Murphy in 2001. However, she continues to work with the company non-exclusively, signing a contract for the 16th year with Lauder in 2010. Murphy sidelines Hurley at Lauder – CNN. Retrieved 15 June 2008. In 2005, she modelled for Saloni, Liverpool Department Stores of Mexico, and Lancel. She was part of the seasonal advertising campaigns for Jordache, Shiatzy Chen, Got Milk?, Patrick Cox, MQ Clothiers of Sweden, and Lancel in 2006 and Monsoon in 2007. In 2008, Hurley was unveiled as the seasonal campaign face for Blackglama mink. Hurley has appeared three times on the cover of British Vogue.Vogue Covers – vogue.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2007. She is signed to TESS Management in London. Hurley at TESS Management web site

In April 2005, Elizabeth Hurley Beach, her beachwear line that she also models every summer, was launched at Harrods in the UK. It debuted later that year in select Saks Fifth Avenue stores in the United States and other European countries. Elizabeth Hurley – hellomagazine.com. Retrieved 31 March 2007. She told Tatler magazine, "I was on Necker Island for a fashion shoot and even as [[[Richard Branson]]] was lying back in a hammock, he was on the phone, doing deals, managing his empire. But then I thought I am never going to have even a holiday home, let alone an island, unless I start a business that I can do without disrupting Damian's school days." 'Hugh and I speak every single day' – The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 June 2008. In May 2008, Hurley designed and modelled a capsule collection of 12 swimsuits for the Spanish clothes brand MANGO. Elizabeth Hurley for Mango – ItalianWorldFashion.com. Retrieved 14 June 2008.

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Film

nnHurley made her first film appearance in Aria (1987). She has since appeared in the movies Passenger 57, EDtv, Bedazzled, and Serving Sara. In 1997, she received her first and only acting award, the ShoWest Supporting Actress of the Year, for her performance in the spy spoof International Man of Mystery. When Hugh Grant founded and became the director of Simian Films in 1994, Hurley was credited as one of the producers for the company's two Grant vehicles, Extreme Measures (1996) and Mickey Blue Eyes (1999).Marx, Andy. Grant inks two-year deal at Castle Rock. Variety. 8 July 1994. Retrieved 10 September 2007. In 2000, she was publicly criticised for breaking a five-month acting strike to film an Estée Lauder advertisement, for which she was fined $100,000 (£70,000 in 2000) by the Screen Actors Guild and labelled "Elizabeth Scably" by protesters.

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Television

nnIn the late 1980s, Hurley portrayed the title character in a five-part television drama, Christabel. After appearing in John Cleese's The Human Face (2001), she hosted the inaugural season of the British reality series Project Catwalk on Sky1 in 2006. The show drew tepid ratings with only 1% of its target audience tuning into the first few episodes. Hurley was almost universally criticised as a presenter. Marcelle D'Argy Smith, a former editor of Cosmopolitan magazine, called her "witheringly boring" and added: "Liz Hurley has no fashion experience whatsoever. She wore a dress and has appeared at premieres." The Frocky Horror show – The Independent. Retrieved 14 June 2008.GQ's Dylan Jones defended her as someone "immersed in the fashion world as a celebrity." Hurley was ridiculed by critics for her "aspirational Basingstoke-gone-jetset accent and dead fish stare," while also being described as "the not-nice-but-dim host."

She was dropped after one season because her bosses reportedly believed she was too wooden. Kelly Gets Fashion Nod – Sky News. Retrieved 14 June 2008. It was later revealed that Hurley had asked contestants to send her free clothes off the record. She's a Class Apart – Daily Record. Retrieved 14 June 2008. In 2011 Hurley filmed a guest star role in the series pilot of NBC's Wonder Woman as the villain Veronica Cale, potentially recurring. The network decided not to pick up the series. In July 2011, it was announced that Hurley would join the fifth season of Gossip Girl for a multi-episode arc. Her character, Diana Payne, was described by the series' executive producers as "a sexy, smart, self-made media mogul and all-around force to be reckoned with", whose "entrance on the Upper East Side will change the lives of all our characters—including, and especially, Gossip Girl herself." In September 2013, she was cast in one of E!'s first two scripted pilots, The Royals, which was officially picked up in March 2014 and is set to air in 2015. The drama series, revolving around a fictional British Royal Family and set in modern London, will star Hurley as the matriarch Queen Helena.

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Charity

nnHurley has been active in Estée Lauder's Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign, as part of which the company created an "Elizabeth Pink" lipstick whose sales benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Elizabeth Hurley – womencelebs.com. Retrieved 31 March 2007. Hurley, whose grandmother died of breast cancer, Famous Faces Speak Out – lifetimetv.com. Retrieved 31 March 2007. was the MC at "The Hot Pink Party" that marked the tenth anniversary of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Hurley is also an ambassador for the Hop Skip and Jump children's charity. She and Shane Warne announced that they were organising a cricket match in aid of Hop Skip and Jump and also the Shane Warne Foundation, at Cirencester Park, Gloucestershire on Sunday 9 June 2013. The match will involving leading cricketers such as Darren Gough, Andrew Strauss, Shaun Tait, Ian Harvey, Merv Hughes, Damien Martyn, Shaun Udal, and David Gower.

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Personal life

nnHurley was a struggling actress when, in 1987, she met Hugh Grant while working on a Spanish production called Remando Al Viento. While dating Hurley, Grant gained international notoriety for soliciting the services of a prostitute in 1995. Hurley stood by him and accompanied Grant to the premiere of his movie Nine Months. After 13 years together, Hurley and Grant announced an "amicable" split in May 2000. Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley announce split – The Associated Press. 23 May 2000. Retrieved 17 February 2007. According to The Guardian, Hurley was "then known as 'Hugh Grant's girlfriend,' now known as 'Hugh Grant's former girlfriend,'" due to the high-profile nature of their relationship.Ferla, Ruth. Elizabeth Hurley: The Swimsuit Issue – nytimes.com. 4 October 2005. Retrieved 9 November 2007.right|thumb|Hurley with her then husband Arun Nayar at the Crucis Village Fete in 2008]

On 4 April 2002, Hurley gave birth to a son, Damian Charles Hurley. Timeline: The Bing and Hurley affair – bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2007. The baby's father, Steve Bing, denied paternity by alleging that he and Hurley had a brief, non-exclusive relationship in 2001. Liz To Reveal All In Court – wenn.com 31 December 2001. Retrieved 6 August 2008. A DNA test, however, established Bing as the child's father. Bing is Hurley baby's father – BBC news 19 June 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2008. Hugh Grant is his godfather. Hurley is godmother to Patsy Kensit and Liam Gallagher's son Lennon and two of David and Victoria Beckham's sons (Brooklyn and Romeo). Elizabeth Hurley – thebiographychannel.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2007.

On 12 December 2010, following press reports linking her romantically with Australian cricketer Shane Warne, Hurley announced that she and her husband Arun had separated several months earlier. Hurley filed for divorce on 2 April 2011, citing as the cause Nayar's "unreasonable behaviour", a conventional ground for divorce under English law. The divorce was granted on 15 June 2011. On 30 September 2011, three months after her divorce, it was reported that Hurley and Warne were engaged and she was spotted wearing a large sapphire ring,"Elizabeth Hurley shows off her huge engagement ring after accepting Shane Warne's proposal," Dailymail.co.uk., 1 October 2011. with their engagement confirmed via Twitter shortly thereafter. On 16 December 2013, Hello magazine reported that the couple had decided to split.

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Elizabeth Jane "Liz" Hurley (born 10 June 1965) is an English actress and model. She has been associated with the cosmetics company Estée Lauder since the company gave Hurley her first modelling job at the age of 29. It has featured her as a representative and model for its products, especially perfumes such as Sensuous, Intuition, and Pleasures, since 1995. Murphy sidelines Hurley at Lauder – CNN. Retrieved 15 June 2008. Hurley owns an eponymous beachwear line.

As an actress, her best-known film roles to date have been as Vanessa Kensington in Mike Myers' hit spy comedy, International Man of Mystery (1997) and as the Devil in Bedazzled (2000).Click here to read the biography